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www.it-ebooks.info Instant Adobe Story Starter Develop professional scripts, ready for production Christopher Tilford BIRMINGHAM - MUMBAI www.it-ebooks.info Instant Adobe Story Starter Copyright © 2013 Packt Publishing All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embedded in critical articles or reviews. Every eort has been made in the preparation of this book to ensure the accuracy of the information presented. However, the information contained in this book is sold without warranty, either express or implied. Neither the author, nor Packt Publishing, and its dealers and distributors will be held liable for any damages caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by this book. Packt Publishing has endeavored to provide trademark information about all of the companies and products mentioned in this book by the appropriate use of capitals. However, Packt Publishing cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information. First published: January 2013 Production Reference: 1160113 Published by Packt Publishing Ltd. Livery Place 35 Livery Street Birmingham B3 2PB, UK. ISBN 978-1-84969-426-1 www.packtpub.com www.it-ebooks.info Credits Author Christopher Tilford Reviewer Catherine Rinella Acquisition Editor Erol Staveley Commissioning Editor Priyanka Shah Technical Editor Dominic Pereira Project Coordinator Esha Thakker Proofreader Amy Guest Production Coordinator Prachali Bhiwandkar Cover Work Prachali Bhiwandkar Cover Image Conidon Miranda www.it-ebooks.info About the Author Christopher Tilford has a degree in English Literature, aside from writing and literature, Christopher has been a freelance graphic and web designer for over 6 years. He founded AzurePro Studios in 2006 as a way for him to bring life to his own creative ideas. Over the years he has met with numerous creative individuals and has developed an extensive network of talented connections. He has a background in advertising and brings his creative air and enthusiasm to the table. An avid creative enthusiast, he is the author of Shattered Heaven: Sins of the Soul and its subsequent three sequel novels. He took up screenwriting in 2007 when he began to venture into animation. With plans of producing an animated movie based on one of his novels, he found Adobe Story in 2011. Through Adobe Story, he was able to organize a full screenplay for his movie and begin the production process thanks to the tools Story had to oer. Not just a writer, he has made it his joy to become procient in all things Adobe. From writing to graphic design and animation, Christopher has set no limits to what he would like to accomplish. I'd like to thank my friends and family for giving me support when the opportunity to put this book together came about. There are too many to thank individually. I've been blessed with a tremendous support system, without them I wouldn't be able to do what I do. www.it-ebooks.info About the Reviewer Catherine Rinella is an audio drama producer and radio host for WCBE 90.5 FM in Columbus, Ohio. Her radio program Midnight Audio Theatre (http://midnightaudiotheatre.com/) regularly shares and promotes new and original audio dramas, encouraging writers, sound, and voice artists in the performance craft. She is currently working with Columbus Public School students to encourage and develop sound design skills in their Recording Arts program, and is in the process of writing and producing the second season of her own audio drama, Dreamcatcher (http://www.dreamcatcheraudio.com/). Outside of audio drama, Catherine is a certied Audio Engineer. Graduating with two Bachelors of Music from the Ohio State University, she went on to complete her technical training with The Recording Workshop. She currently resides in Columbus, Ohio, where she runs and designs sound for multiple theater companies, works as a freelance voice actress for local production studios, and drinks an unhealthy amount of coee. A big thank you to Christopher for including me in this process; and to my mother, the best editor and critique I know. www.it-ebooks.info www.packtpub.com Support les, eBooks, discount oers and more You might want to visit www.PacktPub.com for support les and downloads related to your book. Did you know that Packt oers eBook versions of every book published, with PDF and ePub les available? You can upgrade to the eBook version at www.PacktPub.com and as a print book customer, you are entitled to a discount on the eBook copy. Get in touch with us at service@ packtpub.com for more details. 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Simply use your login credentials for immediate access. www.it-ebooks.info www.it-ebooks.info Table of Contents Instant Adobe Story Starter 1 So, what is Adobe Story? 3 Installation 5 Step 1 – Choosing your version 5 Step 2 – Setting up your system 6 Step 3 – Setting up Adobe Story 7 Creating Adobe ID 7 Opening Adobe Story 8 Installing desktop application 8 And that's it!! 10 Quick Start – Creating your rst Adobe Story project 11 Step 1 – Getting started with the layout 11 Step 2 – Setting your preferences 12 Auto Save 12 Notications 12 Back up/Restore (for Adobe Story Plus users only) 13 Script Editor 15 Schedule 17 Step 3 – Getting started 18 Home 18 PROJECTS 18 AUTHORING 19 The PROJECTS view 20 Customizing the columns 22 Adding frequently-used links 22 The AUTHORING view 22 The Scene property panel 24 SCENE PROPERTIES 24 Creating new projects 26 Renaming projects 28 Filling in the production information 28 Deleting and restoring deleted documents 29 www.it-ebooks.info [...]... to Know Official Adobe sites Articles and Tutorials Twitter Blogs Sample script 58 58 58 58 58 58 [ iii ] www.it-ebooks.info www.it-ebooks.info Instant Adobe Story Starter Welcome to the Instant Adobe Story Starter This book has been developed specifically with new users in mind You will learn the basics of Adobe Story and discover many of its useful and most beneficial features This document contains... places like forums, Twitter feeds, blogs and more that will help you become more comfortable with Adobe Story www.it-ebooks.info www.it-ebooks.info Instant Adobe Story Starter So, what is Adobe Story? If you installed Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 onto your computer, then you may have noticed the software Adobe Story Story is an online/offline screen-writing software targeted at writers looking for better ways... Adobe ID First, you must establish an Adobe ID before you can proceed any further Adobe IDs are free to create When you are on the main page for Adobe Story — https:/ /story .adobe. com/en-us/ index.html, you will see the Create Free Account option Follow the steps to finish this process; the Create an Adobe ID dialog box is shown in the following screenshot: 7 www.it-ebooks.info Instant Adobe Story Starter. .. minute Once it completes, Adobe Story Plus will open on your computer, prompting you to sign in with your Adobe ID Once you sign in, you will be ready to start writing your script! 10 www.it-ebooks.info Instant Adobe Story Starter Quick Start – Creating your first Adobe Story project Adobe Story has a variety of tools that make it much more than a simple script writing program Story is considered to be... www.it-ebooks.info Instant Adobe Story Starter Back up/Restore (for Adobe Story Plus users only) Available only for Adobe Story Plus (categories, projects, scripts, and so on) onto a FTP or SFTP server, providing you have the required permissions that server may require If needed, you will be able to use the backup file that is created on the server to restore all data 13 www.it-ebooks.info Instant Adobe Story Starter. .. screenshot: 7 www.it-ebooks.info Instant Adobe Story Starter Opening Adobe Story Once your Adobe ID is created and you verify your e-mail account, Adobe Story (free version) will become available for you to sign in On the top-right corner of the Adobe Story screen you will see the Upgrade Now option Click this button if you choose to use Adobe Story Plus Otherwise your installation journey ends here This... Plus, your home screen in the online version of Adobe Story will have a new link On the right-half of the screen next to the Story logo, you will see the Install Desktop Application button This is where you go in order to set up Adobe Story on your home computer; this button can be seen in the following screenshot: 8 www.it-ebooks.info Instant Adobe Story Starter A prompt will appear asking you if it... enabled ÊÊ Adobe Flash Player 10.1 software required This software will not operate without activation Broadband Internet connection and registration are required for software activation, validation of subscriptions, and access to online services Note, phone activation is not available 6 www.it-ebooks.info Instant Adobe Story Starter Step 3 – Setting up Adobe Story The steps to set up Adobe Story are... So, what is Adobe Story? – discover Adobe Story, see what differentiates it from word processing software and learn just what you can do with it Installation – learn how to set up Adobe Story with no problems, so that you can start script-writing in no time Quick start – in this section, you will learn how to become familiar with Adobe Story, its layout, and how to create projects and documents Top... restraints of a physical hard drive, Adobe Story looked to grab the interest of scriptwriters by offering them a program that would allow them to work on their scripts at home, and while away from their main computer The ability to access Adobe Story from any computer and pick up where you left off was one of the many attractions Adobe brought about through Story Adobe Story also introduced the ability . comfortable with Adobe Story. www.it-ebooks.info www.it-ebooks.info 3 Instant Adobe Story Starter So, what is Adobe Story? If you installed Adobe Creative. available. www.it-ebooks.info 7 Instant Adobe Story Starter Step 3 – Setting up Adobe Story The steps to set up Adobe Story are explored in the following sections. Creating Adobe